Article ; Online: Sex differences in ischemic stroke during COVID-19 first outbreak in northern Italy.
Journal of the neurological sciences
2023 Volume 454, Page(s) 120848
Abstract: Introduction: COVID-19 pandemic had a great impact on outcome in SARS-CoV-2 positive patients with ischemic stroke during the first wave in Italy. Few data are available on outcome stratified by sex.: Methods: The Italian Society of Hospital ... ...
| Abstract | Introduction: COVID-19 pandemic had a great impact on outcome in SARS-CoV-2 positive patients with ischemic stroke during the first wave in Italy. Few data are available on outcome stratified by sex. Methods: The Italian Society of Hospital Neuroscience conducted a multi-center, retrospective, observational study on neurological complications in COVID-19 patients with ischemic stroke. All the patients admitted from March 1st to April 30th, 2020 in 20 Neurology Units in Northern Italy were recruited. Demographical and clinical features, treatment and outcome data were compared focusing on sex differences. Results: 812 patients with ischemic stroke were enrolled, of whom 129 with COVID-19; males were 53.8%. In-hospital mortality in COVID-19 patients was 35.3% in males and 27.9% in females while 8.5% in male and 5.8% in female patients without COVID-19. SARS-CoV-2 positive patients had a higher frequency of stroke of undetermined etiology, than negative ones (32.8% vs 22.5%; p = 0.02), especially in females compared to males (36.1% vs 27.9%), albeit without statistical significance. Male patients with SARS-CoV-2 were more likely to require cPAP (30.9% vs 14.8%; p = 0.03), endotracheal tube (14.9% vs 3.3%; p = 0.02) and reperfusion strategies (29.4% vs 11.5%; p = 0.01) than females, as well as to have a higher CRP and D-dimer. These elements together with older age, a total anterior circulation stroke and lymphopenia were predictors of a worse outcome. Discussion: Our study detected some differences due to sex in ischemic stroke with and without COVID-19, supporting the possibility to perform sex analyses for SARS-CoV-2 positive patients for a better clinical management. |
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| MeSH term(s) | Humans ; Female ; Male ; COVID-19/epidemiology ; SARS-CoV-2 ; Ischemic Stroke/epidemiology ; Retrospective Studies ; Pandemics ; Sex Characteristics ; Stroke/therapy ; Italy/epidemiology |
| Language | English |
| Publishing date | 2023-10-31 |
| Publishing country | Netherlands |
| Document type | Observational Study ; Journal Article |
| ZDB-ID | 80160-4 |
| ISSN | 1878-5883 ; 0022-510X ; 0374-8642 |
| ISSN (online) | 1878-5883 |
| ISSN | 0022-510X ; 0374-8642 |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.jns.2023.120848 |
| Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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